I have had six or eight different guns done in Black-T and a couple in Green-T (semi and revolver) . Walter Birdsong is a great guy and produces a great product. The finish has been great and although you don't get the wear resistance you might from others like Robar NP3 (silver in color) it's still tough... The look is great.. not shiny like some of the bake on black finishes. An added plus is that cleaning is a breeze as most things wipe off and Walter says you need no lubrication on the gun. I still use just a touch of lube but you never have to worry about running the gun dry...

Well, my new Springfield TRP w/ Armory Kote has a little wear from sitting in the gun shop until I bought it (I got a $200 discount because he's had it since Feb, and no one wanted tp pay that much). Anyway, I do not carry this gun. It is only for the range and maybe to sit on a table for home defense. So, I'm not too worried about holster wear.

I have seen 1 new TRP w/ no mark on it in the world, and it was pretty. I would like to just get it redone sometime next year to make it look a little nicer.

I am debating on whether I should:

1. Send it back to Springfield to be re-armory koted2. Sent it to Tripp research for Cobra Coat3. Do the Black T thing

Roguard is too expenive, and is a bit shiney.

I like the black look on it (that is a first for me - I have always been a stainless 1911 kinda guy), so that is why I don't want to do the hard chrome. I have been tempted to do two-tone, because that was always prev my fav. BuT I really like this all black gun w/ the silver trigger and silver bushing.